Designer but Cheap Quality?
No outfit post for today. I´m literally living in jeans and sweaters and in my pj bottoms too and so you know what that means, boring. In the meantime, meet the newest member of my bling family:
Is that a perfect bow, or what? ;) Normally, I never liked crawly and scaley things on my body but this little buddy is an exception. He´s too cute and cheap to pass up. Must be because I love watching V. I´m hooked on the series.
And talking about cheap,what´s up with the quality of designer brands nowadays? I´ve been reading really bad reviews by bloggers about the quality of products and services of some designers brands which isn´t at par with the moolah that was spent on buying the products. Just to let you in the know:
A Bag Down the Drain- Savvy Gal´s girlfriend was having a problem with her color changing LV bag and it wasn´t even designed to be a mood changing nor a chameleon bag!
We Got a Problem - Chiara of The Blonde Salad is fed up with her continuously falling off swarovski crystals from her Chanel ring and the pearls from her pearl earrings while the gold plating of her YSL Arty ring is starting to wear off and the stone cracked in just a short time!
Moreover,during my summer trip in Lisbon last year, I went inside a store which sells designer brands including See by Chloé. There´s this cute top which I really liked, but the cloth was too coarse for it´s price. That changed my mind.
Boohoo! I do believe that quality doesn´t come cheap but when I hear and read this kind of stories, I´m kinda hesitant of buying designer brands even if I´d have the budget for it. Come to think of it, if I save most of what I spend on clothing and accessories for the whole year I can really buy me something ¨designer¨ at the end of the year. But after hearing all this stuff, I don´t think it´s worth it and I would rather spend it on something that´ll last like fine jewelry or a classic bag made of real and durable leather. Frankly, I don´t understand what´s the fuss about buying overpriced costume jewelry. They aren´t even made of real gold and so they won´t last.
So what are your thoughts on these?
Have a love weekend, dears! :)
Che
Is that a perfect bow, or what? ;) Normally, I never liked crawly and scaley things on my body but this little buddy is an exception. He´s too cute and cheap to pass up. Must be because I love watching V. I´m hooked on the series.
And talking about cheap,what´s up with the quality of designer brands nowadays? I´ve been reading really bad reviews by bloggers about the quality of products and services of some designers brands which isn´t at par with the moolah that was spent on buying the products. Just to let you in the know:
A Bag Down the Drain- Savvy Gal´s girlfriend was having a problem with her color changing LV bag and it wasn´t even designed to be a mood changing nor a chameleon bag!
We Got a Problem - Chiara of The Blonde Salad is fed up with her continuously falling off swarovski crystals from her Chanel ring and the pearls from her pearl earrings while the gold plating of her YSL Arty ring is starting to wear off and the stone cracked in just a short time!
Moreover,during my summer trip in Lisbon last year, I went inside a store which sells designer brands including See by Chloé. There´s this cute top which I really liked, but the cloth was too coarse for it´s price. That changed my mind.
Boohoo! I do believe that quality doesn´t come cheap but when I hear and read this kind of stories, I´m kinda hesitant of buying designer brands even if I´d have the budget for it. Come to think of it, if I save most of what I spend on clothing and accessories for the whole year I can really buy me something ¨designer¨ at the end of the year. But after hearing all this stuff, I don´t think it´s worth it and I would rather spend it on something that´ll last like fine jewelry or a classic bag made of real and durable leather. Frankly, I don´t understand what´s the fuss about buying overpriced costume jewelry. They aren´t even made of real gold and so they won´t last.
So what are your thoughts on these?
Have a love weekend, dears! :)
Che
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Have a lovely weekend, darling!
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I had the same problem with my tops from Mango...I was completely in love with their products when they opened in Cebu but sad to say the tops and dresses I got from them started to loose the thread and the color was fading...I never had problems with Topshop and Promod that is why I stopped buying goods from them, I only like the leather bag I bought because until now it is still alive...
Sometimes I would rather buy a very cheap bag that just like the ones I bought from Bangkok the brown leather Nena bag, until now the color is still solid brown and I have been using it for 2 years everyday...and it carries a whole loads of items especially when I came from Cebu...so see??? some cheap products are worth it I think the only thing we are paying for the high price are the patent names of the brands...BOO!!!
I love your ring by the way...
Kisses
Sweet
PensandLens
I know. I've heard bad things about designer brands. I heard that the lanvin for H&M was awful quality. There's no point buying designer if the high street is offering better quality!
It's sad to hear about some designer clothes being of low quality. Even they want to save on a lot of money. Some of designer's stuff are made abroad with cheap labor, so that means they are paying significantly less to make their clothes made. They could easily make the materials better if they are already paying less for production, but we are all greedy in a way, sadly :-(
It's also sad to hear about the magazines you mentioned in Spain! That would be horrible for me to experience. Europe in general is more lax with nudity, and I think that's just a problem. It's too bad because that Spain and all the other countries in Europe are so beautiful and rich in culture! I would still like to visit one day, though! I'd look for you if I ever do stop by Spain!
♥ Leia
Quality doesn't always have a high price, although not a super cheap either. So far I've "gone designer" just for handbags. My Lancaster has lasted for such a sweet season and more.
Hope you're doing well! Sorry it took a long time for me to stop by here. I have about 500+ posts to catch up reading on!!! =)
Mwah!!